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| Silke GrabherrSummaryAffiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Country: Switzerland Publications
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Postmortem angiography after vascular perfusion with diesel oil and a lipophilic contrast agentSilke Grabherr
Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, IRM, Buehlstrasse 20, CH 3012 Bern, Switzerland
AJR Am J Roentgenol 187:W515-23. 2006..The objective of our study was to establish optimal perfusion conditions for high-resolution postmortem angiography that would permit dynamic visualization of the arterial and venous systems...- Postmortem angiography: review of former and current methodsSilke Grabherr
Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, IRM Buehlstrasse 20, CH 3012 Bern, Switzerland
AJR Am J Roentgenol 188:832-8. 2007..CONCLUSION: In this article, the advantages and disadvantages of former and current techniques and contrast agents are reviewed... - Detection of smuggled cocaine in cargo using MDCTSilke Grabherr
Centre for Forensic Imaging, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
AJR Am J Roentgenol 190:1390-5. 2008..The objective of our study was to develop an MDCT screening method to detect cocaine-containing vessels that are hidden between uncontaminated ones in a shipment... - [Post-mortem angio-CT: a new diagnostic approach]S Grabherr
Centre Universitaire Romand de Médecine Légale, CHUV, Lausanne
Rev Med Suisse 7:1507-10. 2011..Using this technique, angio-CT permits to detect of the source of haemorrhages, vascular malformations, arteriosclerotic lesions as well as vascular occlusions and to visualize the vascular anatomy exactly... - Multi-phase post-mortem CT angiography: development of a standardized protocolSilke Grabherr
University Center of Legal Medicine Lausanne Geneva, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 21, Lausanne, Switzerland
Int J Legal Med 125:791-802. 2011..The proposed protocol is easy applicable in a standardized way and yields high-quality radiologically interpretable visualization of the vascular system in post-mortem investigations... - Estimation of sex and age of "virtual skeletons"--a feasibility studySilke Grabherr
Institute of Forensic Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 21, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
Eur Radiol 19:419-29. 2009..Virtual skeletons present an ideal collection for anthropological studies, because they are obtained in a non-invasive way and can be investigated ad infinitum... - [Forensic imaging]Silke Grabherr
Unité de médecine forensique, Centre Universitaire Romand de Médecine Légale, Lausanne
Rev Med Suisse 4:1609-14. 2008..By the use of pm imaging techniques, more objective and accurate documentations can be realized that permit an increase of quality in forensic investigations... - Angiofil-mediated visualization of the vascular system by microcomputed tomography: a feasibility studySilke Grabherr
Centre of Forensic Imaging, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Microsc Res Tech 71:551-6. 2008..These characteristics make Angiofil a promising novel contrast agent; when combined with microcomputed tomography, it has the potential to turn into a powerful method for rapid vascular phenotyping... - Two-step postmortem angiography with a modified heart-lung machine: preliminary resultsSilke Grabherr
Center of Forensic Imaging and Virtopsy, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
AJR Am J Roentgenol 190:345-51. 2008..Detailed mapping of the entire vascular system is almost impossible with conventional autopsy tools. The technique described should be valuable in the diagnosis of vascular abnormalities... - Postmortem whole-body CT angiography: evaluation of two contrast media solutionsSteffen Ross
Centre for Forensic Imaging and Virtopsy, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Buehlstrasse 20, CH 3012 Bern, Switzerland
AJR Am J Roentgenol 190:1380-9. 2008..The objective of our study was to establish a standardized procedure for postmortem whole-body CT-based angiography with lipophilic and hydrophilic contrast media solutions and to compare the results of these two methods... - Life-threatening versus non-life-threatening manual strangulation: are there appropriate criteria for MR imaging of the neck?Andreas Christe
Department of Radiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
Eur Radiol 19:1882-9. 2009..MRI is not only helpful in assessing the severity of strangulation, but is also an excellent documentation tool that is even admissible in court... - The forensic radiographer: a new member in the medicolegal teamBenjamin Schneider
University Center of Legal Medicine Lausanne Geneva, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 21, Lusanne, Switzerland
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 33:30-6. 2012..Our study presents the advantages of integrating radiographers into the medicolegal team and proposes how to train the forensic radiographers. In addition, the duties and responsibilities of these new specialists are defined... - Homicide-suicide cases in Switzerland and their impact on the Swiss Weapon LawSilke Grabherr
Department of Medicine Lausanne, University Center of Legal Medicine, University of Lausanne, Geneva and Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 31:335-49. 2010..The exact percentage of cases were military weapons were involved could not be defined. In our opinion, a stricter weapons law, restricting access to firearms, would be a factor of prevention of Homicide- Suicide cases in Switzerland... - Distribution of artifactual gas on post-mortem multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)Coraline Egger
University Center of Legal Medicine Lausanne Geneva, University of Lausanne, Lausanne CH 1011, Switzerland
Int J Legal Med 126:3-12. 2012..We investigated the incidence and distribution of post-mortem gas detected with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) to identify factors that could distinguish artifactual gas from cardiac air embolism... - Digital forensic osteology--possibilities in cooperation with the Virtopsy projectMarcel A Verhoff
Department of Legal Medicine, University of Giessen, Frankfurter Strasse 58, D 35392 Giessen, Germany
Forensic Sci Int 174:152-6. 2008..Furthermore, a definition of new parameters, only measurable with the aid of MSCT data would be conceivable...